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ElasticSearch snapshot on S3

If you use ElasticSearch for Log analysis, you probably need to have backup and retirement strategy. It’s very handy to store a backup on a S3 bucket and configure lifecycle on that S3 bucket. I know there is a plugin (curator) that can do this but I preferred to use another approach and use ElasticSearch REST API’s. Here is a step to step guide about how to achieve this: